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I read this today

in 🔗 Austin Kleon’s Newsletter.

Now let me be clear - I am not so old that I ever used one, BUT

I do know what it is and where it was used … and sadly I am old enough …

I agree. I am increasingly pissed off by the thought police. I have two unpublished posts that I need to get out through the door around this.

I’m not interested in making my opinions “advertiser-friendly,” nor in virtue-signaling to censorious, self-righteous ideologues. It’s popular amongst the simple-minded these days to label people as bigots on the basis of colorful remarks. In so doing, the self-appointed thought police often completely miss the point the writer was trying to make. As a feral Gen Xer, I don’t have the patience to walk on eggshells around thin-skinned people. If I can’t be honest and authentic, then why bother?

💬 Jennifer Devastatia del Gato

The original article on Manu’s website : Jennifer Devastatia del Gato – Manu

Coincidentally I dropped a note on Jennifers guestbook a couple of weeks ago. Her site is something to behold.

💬 Indeedy Doody …

Over in a more ‘private’ group there was a side discussion on Music … specifically .. ‘Country’ and someone had brought up Beyonce .. and well, time to throw in a …

Amongst all the hoopla you don’t often read that.

🎈173/366 I know Mighty Networks aren’t the only show in town but she is not wrong. I remain amazed how people keep building THEIR communities inside the silos. You explain and the response often includes how they have so many people in their ‘socialsilo’ group. I can’t be bothered to explain any more.

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I need to understand what this means. It’s from an essay that I tried to read, which lead me to the conclusion that I am definitely not the target reader, which might explain why this seems to be the absolute opposite of my understanding of even ‘why’ an ecosystem.

I will try to 🚧 revisit.

We live in a world where everything is Alternative .. and so nothing is.